Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 7,827 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

Joseph L. Graves
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Joseph L. Graves, Jr. (1955- )
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Mos Def/Dante Terrell Smith (1973 – )
Environmental Racism, Cancer Alley (Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health Magazine)
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1) Cancer Alley, Louisiana (1987- )
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Carl Gipson (1924– )

Explore Global African History

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Djenné, Mali (11th or 13th century- )
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Monomutapa (ca. 1450-1917)
Regis Korchinski-Paquet
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Regis Korchinski-Paquet (1990-2020)
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Hausa City States (ca. 1000-1815)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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The TransPacific Struggle over Citizenship: Seeking Welfare Rights in Kawasaki City, Japan and Los Angeles, California,1962-1982
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The Trillion Dollar African American Consumer Market: Economic Empowerment or Economic Dependency?
Market exterior and cars, South Side Chicago, ca. 1970
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The Nation of Islam’s Economic Program, 1934-1975
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Roman Slavery and the Question of Race

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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11/26/2021 – Executive Director – Seattle, Washington